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HERAT CITY (PAN): Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a fruit market is being built in western Farah province, officials said on Thursday.
The $2 million project -- a joint venture of USIAD and the Ministry of Agriculture -- would help resolve problems being faced by vegetable growers and orchard owners, Farah agriculture officials said.
The construction of cold storages is part of the project which would help growers keep their produce from being rotten.
In a press release, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said the fruit market would have 80 shops spreading over a 2880 metre square land. It said the project would take three months to complete.
The new market, with the capacity of parking 150 trucks, would help increase fruits production form 8 to 10 percent.
Farah Agriculture Director, Muhammad Aslam Dana, said the province was one of largest fruit and vegetable producing region.
However, he said currently there was no need for such a project as they had enough facilities and places to keep vegetables and fruits.
"The main problem is lack of cold storages to protect harvest," he added.
According to the agriculture ministry statistics, about 400,000 tonnes of watermelons, 39,000 tonnes of cucumbers and 27,000 tonnes of ladyfingers worth 2 to 5 billion afghanis ($57 million) are being transported to different provinces annually from Farah.
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The $2 million project -- a joint venture of USIAD and the Ministry of Agriculture -- would help resolve problems being faced by vegetable growers and orchard owners, Farah agriculture officials said.
The construction of cold storages is part of the project which would help growers keep their produce from being rotten.
In a press release, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said the fruit market would have 80 shops spreading over a 2880 metre square land. It said the project would take three months to complete.
The new market, with the capacity of parking 150 trucks, would help increase fruits production form 8 to 10 percent.
Farah Agriculture Director, Muhammad Aslam Dana, said the province was one of largest fruit and vegetable producing region.
However, he said currently there was no need for such a project as they had enough facilities and places to keep vegetables and fruits.
"The main problem is lack of cold storages to protect harvest," he added.
According to the agriculture ministry statistics, about 400,000 tonnes of watermelons, 39,000 tonnes of cucumbers and 27,000 tonnes of ladyfingers worth 2 to 5 billion afghanis ($57 million) are being transported to different provinces annually from Farah.
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